Release v0.25.0 (please TEST!)

[Stypox]

Testing for regressions

Debug APK (built by @Stypox): NewPipe_v0.25.0_RC2_debug.zip
Release APK (built and signed by @Stypox): NewPipe_v0.25.0_RC2_release.zip
Please report only regressions (i.e. new issues) here, not issues that were already present in previous releases!

TODO

• https:/orgs/TeamNewPipe/projects/12
• Merge weblate
• Update ExoPlayer to 2.18.2 #9553 (comment), see Revert PR #9553 "Update ExoPlayer to 2.18.2" #9742

NewPipeExtractor version

This version of NewPipe will ship with NewPipeExtractor commit 7e793c11aec46358ccbfd8bcfcf521105f4f093a (still WIP)

App changelog

New

• Show toast when no updates are available Show toast when no updates are available. #8668
• Show subscriber count on video details page Show subscriber count on video details page #9173
• Download items from the queue Added option to download items in the queue #9502
• Allow permanently setting a playlist thumbnail Allow the user to permanently set a thumbnail #9523
• Add long press action on hashtags and web links in descriptions Add long press action on hashtags and web links in descriptions #7725
• Full width thumbnails aka card view mode FR: Full width thumbnails aka card view mode #9310

Improved

• Remove the redundant/overlapping toast "Copied to clipboard" for Android 13+ Remove the redundant/overlapping toast "Copied to clipboard" for Android 13+ #8961
• Make mini-player close button area larger Remove padding from the end of the mini-player #8743
• Use smoother bitmap downscaling for thumbnails Use smoother bitmap downscaling for thumbnails. #8686 Use smoother bitmap downscaling for thumbnails #9479
• Rename "Help" to "Fast mode" Rename 'Help' to 'Fast mode' #9500
• Add hint to improve discoverability of subscription import Add hint to improve discoverability of subscription import #9501
• Disable night theme selection if auto theme is not used Disable night theme selection if auto theme is not used #9488
• Set compileSdk and targetSdk to 33 (Android 13) Set compileSdk and targetSdk to 33 (Android 13) #9306 Fix popup enablement toast crash on API 33 #9671 Fix NPEs after OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener changes #9696
• Seeking no longer pauses the played stream Seeking no longer pauses the played stream #9496
• Added icon for "Play All" Add icon for "Play All" #9568
• Add language suffix to downloaded subtitle filenames Add language suffix to downloaded subtitle filenames #9499
• Check availability of Samsung DeX only on Samsung devices Check availability of Samsung DeX only on Samsung devices #9619
• Add "What's New" to the default main page tabs Add "What's New" to the default main page tabs #9664
• Change "What's New" icon Change "What's New" icon #9678
• Made channel images in grid lists bigger Improve channel items in grid lists #9555
• Change "Chapters" icon Change "Chapters" icon #9691

Fixed

• Fix persistent hover overlay when in desktop/DeX mode or using a mouse/non-touch input Fix persistent hover overlay when in desktop/DeX mode or using a mouse/non-touch input #8316
• Only show "Enqueue next" when in the middle of the queue Only show "Enqueue next" when in the middle of the queue #8883
• [PeerTube] Remove dead Privacy Tools instance [PeerTube] Remove dead Privacy Tools instance #9504
• Crash fix when click "Add to playlist" while the current list is still loading Fix crash when click "Add to playlist" while the current list is still loading #9521
• Allow using background player when there are no separate audio streams Allow using background player when there are no separate audio streams #9562
• Improve screen rotation handling in Open action menu Improve screen rotation handling in Open action menu #9135
• Ask for permission when enqueuing in a popup Ask for permission when enqueuing in a popup #9653
• Fix removing watched videos from playlist includes currently playing Fixed a bug that incorrectly removed videos from a playlist when using the "Remove Viewed" dialog #9445
• Fix displaying multiple empty playlists Fixed a bug that prevented the display of multiple empty playlists #9642
• Fix background player stops working when enqueueing playlist at different index Fixed a bug that caused the background player to stop working #9706
• Fix link clicking and ellipsizing of comments Update NewPipeExtractor and properly linkify comments #9631

Localization

• Update translations 1d53389, Update translations #9522, Update translations #9596, Update translations #9688
• Added Odia language to language selector Added Odia language to language selector  #9651

Development

• Make PendingIntents immutable on Android 6.0 and later Make PendingIntents immutable on Android 6.0 and later. #9333
• Use Locale.forLanguageTag() Use Locale.forLanguageTag(). #8870
• Forbid wrong @Nullable and @NotNull annotation imports Forbid wrong @Nullable and @NotNull annotation imports #9474
• Set image-minimizer to specify image width Set image-minimizer to specify image width ... #9471
• Update Sonarqube to 3.5 Update Sonarqube to 3.5 #9480
• Use Math.floorDiv() Use Math.floorDiv(). #8810
• Use SparseArrayCompat Use SparseArrayCompat. #8895
• Update LeakCanary to 2.9.1 Set compileSdk and targetSdk to 33 (Android 13) #9306
• Update Desugaring to 1.1.8, ACRA to 5.9.7 and Android Gradle Plugin to 7.3.1 Update Desugaring to 1.1.8 #9481
• Refactor VideoDetailFragment Refactor VideoDetailFragment. #8847
• Refactor VideoPlayerUi Refactor VideoPlayerUi. #9159
• Update RxJava to 3.1.5 and RxAndroid to 3.0.2 Update RxJava to 3.1.5. #9520
• Use ListAdapter in NotificationModeConfigAdapter Use ListAdapter in NotificationModeConfigAdapter. #8841
• Use new NPE UTF8 Utils methods Use new NPE UTF8 Utils methods #8769
• Update ExoPlayer to 2.18.2 Update ExoPlayer to 2.18.2 #9553
• Clean up Optional-related code Clean up Optional-related code. #9285 Use Optional.map() instead of flatMap(). #9663
• Remove Runnable variables for Handlers Remove Runnable variables for Handlers. #8886
• Use WindowCompat Use WindowCompat. #8894
  • If you encounter any issue with system UI not behaving properly, this PR will be reverted
• Update desugar_jdk_libs to 2.0.0 and Android Gradle Plugin to 7.4.0 (which requires Android Studio Electric Eel) Update desugar_jdk_libs to 2.0.0. #9686

[tsiflimagas]

Confirmation from others might be needed, but when I resize the popup player, its size jumps around for a moment, something like flashing, and after that it ends up away from one of the fingers, making swiping-adjusting uncomfortable.

Edit: I just thought to install a debug build from 0.24.1 release and test it, and the same happens, so I guess you can ignore this report. Either I never noticed this happens, or it has something to do with my current system.

[peat80]

Not really an problem, more an cosmetical issue:

Since the introduction of the new card view and raising the item size on tv (previously 5, now 3 items per row) the resolution of the thumbnails is way too low. They look blurry and show artifacts. People may be complaining about that. 🙄🤭

So would it be possible to get
TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#889
completed and merged before releasing 0.25?
Not necessary ofc, but the new release would look more polished with better tumbs. 😎

Anyways, great job so far. 😁👍

[SameenAhnaf]

Clicking twice is now required for showing video interface. First one for showing soft buttons, second one for video interface. This should not be the case as swiping from soft buttons' edge shows soft buttons.

Screenrecorder-2023-01-22-19-38-46-579.mp4

[SameenAhnaf]

Not sure if Hide notch on full screen player is included as a feature. If so, make it optional. Some users were facing #7913 when this feature was introduced

[moriel5]

@peat80 I something similar on my Razer Phone 2.

While the items per row under the subscription tab remained the same (4), they are now much larger and very blurry.

Personally, I would have preferred for them to remain the same size, but to reduce the amount of space between them by fitting 5 items (I have the space for that, since I set everything to be at the smallest size in the system settings).

[SameenAhnaf]

Clicking on Open In Browser shows a toast No app on your device can open this

[Jean-BaptisteC]

Clicking on Open In Browser shows a toast No app on your device can open this

Check this #9615

[SameenAhnaf]

Well, #9615 doesn't seem to be device specific. My device is on MIUI 12.5.

[Jean-BaptisteC]

This bug is specific to Android 13 :)

[SameenAhnaf]

But my device is on Android 11, MIUI 12.5

[Monstanner]

There is a known issue with the new ExoPlayer version on certain Android versions/devices. This makes the video stutter at a certain resolution. I have tested the new version of NewPipe on my Device (Nokia 6.1 Android 10 Vanilla) and from a resolution of 720p60fps and higher, the problem is present. Zapp also has the problem and is waiting for an update of ExoPlayer which may fix the problem. Xtra has/had the problem too, but was able to solve it with a hadware decoder.

[Stypox]

I published Release Candidate 2, which includes these changes:

• Update NewPipeExtractor, which fixes multiple changes introduced by YouTube and other services that could generate stacktraces [YouTube] Add support for live links #9725
• Some changes have been made to how comments are shown and how touches interact with them. Please confirm that everything works well. Update NewPipeExtractor and properly linkify comments #9631
• Fix background player stops working when enqueueing playlist at different index Fixed a bug that caused the background player to stop working #9706

[Stypox]

So would it be possible to get TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor#889 completed and merged before releasing 0.25?

@peat80 Definitely not, unfortunately. It will take a while ;-)

Clicking twice is now required for showing video interface. First one for showing soft buttons, second one for video interface. This should not be the case as swiping from soft buttons' edge shows soft buttons.

@SameenAhnaf This is likely caused by #8894. @Isira-Seneviratne could you look into it?

[Isira-Seneviratne]

@Isira-Seneviratne could you look into it?

Sure, I'll take a look when I get home.

[Isira-Seneviratne]

@SameenAhnaf On which Android version(s) did you get this issue? I checked on Android 6 and 13, and I didn't face any issues.

[SameenAhnaf]

my device is on Android 11, MIUI 12.5

[Isira-Seneviratne]

Thanks for the info, I'll look into the issue.

[Isira-Seneviratne]

@SameenAhnaf I checked on a device running Android 11, and the system bars displayed fine when tapping the video player once.

device-2023-02-03-193914.mp4

[SameenAhnaf]

Then, something is wrong with MIUI, I believe. My device is Redmi Note 8 Pro. Sharing info expected it might help.

[Stypox]

I tried once again to reproduce the two issues that SameenAhnaf is having on MIUI, but since I have no such device myself, I couldn't reproduce. So for now I'm publishing this release, then we'll see if someone is able to fix those issues in the next release.

[peat80]

NewPipe #9615
seems to affect android tv too (latest nightlys and release candidates of 0.25).
Version 0.24.1 opens installed browser (tv bro) fine.

Edit:
Apk from #9758 does work.

[Wazhai]

0.25 isn't on your F-Droid repo yet
https://newpipe.net/FAQ/tutorials/install-add-fdroid-repo/

[TobiGr]

Sorry for the delay. The update is available trough our F-Droid repo now.